Westminster driver busted for DUI after scolding police for how they parked

A Westminster woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after police say she drove up to a suspected DUI traffic collision and stopped to scold officers about how their cars were parked.

The incident happened at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of West 100th and 99th Avenues, said Trevor Materasso, a Westminster Police Department spokesman.

Police officers responded to a rear-end collision at the intersection and were working the scene when 49-year-old Katherine Morse drove up and got out of her car to check on the welfare of the drunk driving suspect, Materasso said.

The officers told Morse to return to her car and she belligerently scolded the officers for choosing a stupid place to conduct a traffic stop, Materasso said.

As Morse drew attention to herself the officers suspected her of being intoxicated as well.

Morse's breath smelled of alcohol, Materasso said, and she failed a roadside sobriety test she took. She refused to take a breathalyser test.

Morse was arrested on suspicion of obstruction and DUI, Materasso said, and she was booked at the Jefferson County Jail.

"It's pretty unusual drunk drivers seek us out they way she did," Materasso said. "We wish every drunk would find a police officer to complain about something like that, so we could keep the streets safer."

Morse's Colorado driver's license will be suspended for a year because she refused the breath test, Materasso said.

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Jericho V. Bennett, 31, was also arrested at the scene on suspicion of DUI, careless driving, and no proof of insurance.

Bennett, the driver who rear-ended a vehicle in the initial incident, was booked at the Jefferson County Jail as well.

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